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- 1 Dec 2020
Google launches People Cards to Help Africans Who Want to be Found on Google Search
Google has introduced a new mobile-only feature that makes people more discoverable on Google Search. People Cards allow people to create their presence on Search in the form of a card…
- 7 Mar 2025
NELFUND, NIMC to Roll Out Biometric G2P Cards for Students
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has signed an agreement with the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to commence rollout of multi-purpose Government-to-People (G2P) cards to…
- 31 May 2010
Mobile Banking will Create Opportunities- Akinware
Femi Akinware is the Chief Executive Officer of Tagattitude Nigeria, a subsidiary of Tagattitude France; a technology development company. Akinware has a background in technology markets…
- 22 Jun 2012
NIMC Demonstrates NIN Enrollment Process in Lagos
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), stormed the Card, ATM and Mobile Expo 2012 Africa's biggest Card and Payment exhibition, in Lagos last week, to demonstrate and enlighten people on the…
- 4 May 2010
Sim Registration: Towards a Hitch Free Exercise
This week will witness the commencement of a historic exercise in the development of telecommunications in the country, as it marks the beginning of registration of Subscriber Identification Module…
- 13 Aug 2012
First Bank Introduces Card-Less ATM
First Bank of Nigeria Plc (FirstBank) has introduced a card-less Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Transfer service designed to ensure that people without bank accounts or payment cards can receive…
- 24 May 2017
6 Quick Things to Do If Your ATM Card Is Stolen
Nobody plays with their money. That's why many people are very careful. Hence, since your ATM card is connected to your bank account, you will be worried and disorganised. Imagine you receiving…
- 22 Jun 2009
Nasuba Express Targets Billions of Naira Transfer to Nigeria-Meyer
Jean-Claude Meyer is the executive director of LC2 Group, promoters of Nasuba Express. LC2 has footprints in broadcasting, telecommunications and interconnection sectors. Mr Meyer has lived in…
- 16 Mar 2009
Diamond Bank Issues Visa Credit Cards
Diamond Bank has taken a giant leap towards promoting a society less dependent on cash with the launch of the Diamond Bank Visa credit card available to its existing customers and people who do…
- 4 Mar 2016
Things That May Happen to You If Phones Do Not Exist
Like the saying goes 'some people will never appreciate a thing until they lose it'. This is actually true. Many people do not treasure their sim cards until it’s time to take it out of an iPhone.…
- 29 Oct 2013
Africa’s Growth Depends on e-Payment Integration- Ashaye
Ade Ashaye is the country manager for Visa Card, spanning from Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Gambia to Liberia. He joined the Visa Sub-Saharan Africa office in September 2005. Prior to that, he was…
- 16 Jun 2008
Interswitch Partners Banks on e-Payment Education
Electronic payment switching company, Interswitch is partnering with some commercial banks on its network to create awareness on how to curb the growing trend of fraud on e-payment system in the…
- 8 Sept 2008
Demand for Glo Recharge Card Rise as Network Offers Bonus
Demand for Glo recharge cards has risen sharply across the country in the last few days as prepaid subscribers on the Glo Mobile network seek to take advantage of the 20per cent bonus offer on…
- 14 Jul 2016
5 Things Must-Consider Before Selling Your Phone
A phone may be the rage, but give it a year or two, it loses its lustre; new models flood the market and you start to itch for an upgrade. Of course, you are not just going to toss your old phone in…
- 7 Jul 2021
Jumia’s Track Record Helps Grow our Business - Maikudi
In recent years, the activities of e-commerce companies have opened up growth opportunities for individuals and businesses, as corporations and SMEs partner with ecommerce brands to increase their…
- 19 Jan 2009
Telecom Promos: Real or Imaginary?
Telecommunication companies as part of their marketing strategies roll out promos at different times to maximize the sales of their products and to compensate their subscribers for their patronage.…
- 25 Jul 2018
NIMC Registers 31m Nigerians for NIN
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it had captured over 31 million Nigerians in its database as at July 2018. Mr Loveday Chika, head of Corporate Communications, said the…
- 10 Aug 2010
Galaxy Backbone Completes NIMC ICT Infrastructure Project
Galaxy Backbone has completed and delivered the first phase of a nationwide national identity management ICT infrastructure network. Speaking during the commissioning tour of National Identity…
- 6 Apr 2010
Card Usage to Grow Over the Next Few Years - Kyari
Bukar Kyari is the managing director of ValuCard Nigeria Plc., an electronic payment card service provider. ValuCard is owned by Visa Inc. and a consortium of leading Nigerian banks. He worked with…
- 16 Feb 2009
ATM Fraud Awareness is Education-Elegbe
Mitchell Elegbe is managing director/CEO, InterSwitch Limited, one of Nigeria’s major switching companies. Elegbe has significant exposure and in-depth knowledge of the industry, both…
- 16 Nov 2015
NIMC DG Set to Bow Out, Says Commission Achieves Paradigm Shit
Chris Onyemenam, ‎director general/CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), who will exit as the DG/CEO of the commission this week after eight years of active service, said the…
- 23 Apr 2018
Lack of Funds Stops Nigerians from Getting e-ID cards ―NIMC boss
Engr. Aliyu Aziz Abubakar, Director-General, National Identity Management Commission(NIMC), on Monday disclosed that most Nigerians are not getting the multipurpose e-ID cards despite enrolment into…
- 5 Oct 2021
Research Identifies KongaPay as Nigeria’s Leading e-wallet Platform
KongaPay, a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)-licensed fintech platform, has been identified as the leading provider of digital payment services for e-commerce transactions in Nigeria. The rating came…
- 10 Mar 2013
Subterfuge, Sabotage Hobble N6.1Bn Sim Card Project
The integrity of the N6.1 billion Sim card registration project embarked upon by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) may have been compromised by some elements within and outside the NCC,…
- 24 May 2010
Old Wounds Hobble New National ID Project
Again, the renewed verve by the federal government to register Nigerians under the national identity card scheme may be a white elephant like the last attempt in 2003 to unify and identify her…
- 19 Apr 2020
COVID-19: PDP Demands Suspension of Charges on ATM, Others
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) demanded that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) should immediately open an arrangement with commercial banks for the suspension of charges for use of ATM cards and low…
- 19 Jan 2015
Sterling Bank Advises Cardholders Against Fraudsters
Sterling Bank Plc has advised organizations in the country as well as individuals to protect information about their financial transactions, particularly their cards to avoid falling prey to…
- 25 May 2009
Computer Forensics is about Crime Prevention- Olayiwola
Dr. Peter Olayiwola, chairman, Board of Computer Forensics Institute Nigeria (CFIN) is an ICT personality with expertise in e-Accounting, Electronic Auditing, Forensic Accounting, Computer Forensics.…
- 8 Mar 2017
Int’l Women's Day: Meet Women from Africa Who Are ‘Making What’s Next’
From inventing windshield wipers to coming up with solutions to improve the lives of millions of people around the world, women have been harnessing the power of technology to do great things for…
- 29 Jul 2019
World Friendship Day: All you Need to Know About “33” Connect Parties
This year, “33” Export Lager launched its new experiential platform tagged “Connect parties”, Consumers and their loved ones were entertained by top DJs and comedians; and treated to interesting…